Well, I am in South India. Not for the first time though, but definitely the first time for more than 2 weeks and with another year and a half lined up.
So this is it, Welcome to Hyderabad!
With my upbringing in Delhi, I have had quite an assortment of food! But since 15 days, my every meal at the mess includes Rasam or Sambhar!
Food the way I’ve never seen before
Vegetables that I don’t identify
Curry leaves in everything
Rasam everywhere
No ‘daal’ in the daal
LONG queue for bath and longer for lunch
To top it all, Long hours of classes! Wait... I asked for college life, not school life!
My life is suddenly going into a routine! What's happening? Waking up at 8 in the morning is the only sad part of my stay so far. I can still manage with the food but not sleep :P
The TV doesn't have a remote. Common..Who can enjoy TV without a remote. If you want to change, You need to get up and change the channel. So it keeps on playing telegu stuff and I don’t even cross that corridor.
My room-mate’s possibly the best I could ever have! She is my best friend, so it’s like having someone from back-home live with me :-)
Very few guys in the college(Hot guys are scarce) but I made some good amount of friends.So, life doesn’t actually suck :P Its actually cool to live at the hostel. Its so much fun here. You stay in a party mood 24*7 staying at the hostel.
Hyderabad's language is funny. I’m not talking about telegu, any south Indian language is the same for me; Here, I talk about the hyderabadi hindi :-| Oh, you’ve gotta hear it to know what I’m talking about. Sometimes, I feel that I don't even know Hindi for that matter.
Ok. This is different from the place I grew up.
Very different.... actually!
But I am sure that life has a lot in store for me here
I liked the faculty though. Classes get boring because I don't sleep well at night ;)
Even seniors have been good so far.
Ahem. So well, you get the hang of it, don’t you?
Somethings suck big time here but then the amount of fun I am having can compensate for that. I am loving every part of it here. And surprisingly, I don't miss Delhi :)
I will not be able to write often now.Nift is keeping me alot busier. It's gets a little difficult to sit and write something with such amount of activity going around you.
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I know how you feel! Am going to go through your same feelings when I get to India. I have never lived in India so it would be interesting!
And I'll soon be coming to Delhi, one way or the other! Never been to Hyderabad, but in Trichy, I didn't have a good time with the food! All the best, though, with everything! :D
Nothing to write as I am also aware of it just one sentence "All the best " and try to adjust :)
well I think its pretty normal in hostel life...every word of it.
Enjoy. :)
Ha ha ha ...I pretty much had the same experience initially when I came to Hyderabad from Gurgaon in 2006...but I never had to eat in a mess as I joined my first job :)...I had to mind my own options and I admit there are hell lot of options outside the Rasam-Sambar!!
Hope you adjust soon..Take care
Hi Surbhi,
I accidentally chanced upon you blog ... u have a cute space here...hostel life is indeed a lovely part of our life...and getting to know a new culture is fun too...your writing style is neat and straight forward ... loved reading your posts and bring me back a lot of sweet memories
if u get time do visit my blog
Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
dont worry u will become adjusted 2 it soon........
and the no sleep thing......
i agree to dat.....4 years of college life has turned me too into an insomniac
you're having good time :)
Did u enjoy hyderabadi biryani ??
haha.. i hear this a lot from people stepping into South India for the first time... the food culture, our way of speaking Hindi, the way we dress.. takes some gettiing used to, I guess
Hey, welcome to south india lol!!! you will find curry leaves even in the chinese :P
Enjoy your college life yaar... Cherish every moment of it.. Trust me you wont get it back ever!!! i wish i go back to my college days...
Keep updating your blog.. wish to read more about college.
regards
shrijit (dudo)
www.dudoism.blogspot.com
hey buddy...
hope u will adapt more to the southie flavours...
Have you tried hyderabadi biryani and Haleem?
Visited any places?
guess soon u will complaint abt the disgusting traffic here ...
btw, the hindi in hyderabad is not hindi, it is "Deccani Urdu(yea, it is even distinct from north indian urdu)" and yes its tough and irritating for others to follow it.
wait for some time..u will soon get used to the hydrabadi flavors..:)
very nice blog...
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I think you would settle down once you'd get used to it. We all have had our share of misfit experiences at different places...like I had when I was new to "Bombay":)
First time on your blog, loved your place.
Hostel life is alwayyss fun, you'll enjoy :)
Hi .. nice blog and welcome to Hyderabad :) This is a good place to be .. lot of places to hang out.
If you go to Old city, u will see even more of the Hyderabadi Hindi :)
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